There are multiple tools for staying in touch or getting feedback from students, parents, other teachers, or just others in general.

1. Create a Blog- See instructions from Tammy Worcester using following link:
http://tinyurl.com/nm8o3h

2.. Student Response Journals- See Tammy Worcester's instructions (again) using the link below:
**http://tinyurl.com/c2kw6y**

3. Group E-mail using tgethr - http://www.tgethr.com/ Easy and secure group collaboration using email.

4. Jing videos: Download jing tool from http://www.jingproject.com/

5. Google Apps http://edu.googleapps.com/tutorials-and-tips/necc-presentations
Google Apps Education Community http://edu.googleapps.com/
Twenty Interesting Ways to us Google Docs in the Classroom http://tinyurl.com/lz3pmw
Google Templates http://tinyurl.com/644de4
Google Docs in Plain English http://tinyurl.com/4bedud